Heel-attaching machine



"Oct. 27,1925- J. H. POPE HEEL Armor-um ncnma' Filed July '20. "1922 Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

' UNITED STATES A ENT f OFF! on.

osnrn H. Porn, or HAMILTON,- MAssAoH sE rrs', Assreivoa T0 wimp snon MA- GHINEBY CORPORATION, OF IPATERSQN NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

HEEL-ATT'ACI-IING MACHINE.

Application filed July 2c, 1922. Serial No- 576,286.

To all whom it may concern. a

Be it known that I, Josnrrr H. Porn, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Hamilton, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Heel-Attaching Machines, of which the following description, in" connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on'the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures. 3 i I My invention relates toinachines for the attachment of heels,it being particularly adapted for use in connection with heels carrying device s which are to secure them.

A heel of this character and of the Louis type is illustratcd in the patent to Finberg, No. 1,296,939, dated March 11, 1919, it having projections from theupper end adaptedto be forced through the heel-seat of a shoe and clinched over the insole. An object of this invention is to provide improved means for the effective application of pressure during the attachment of such heels, I In the attainment of this object, the heel is engaged only by contact withits sides, this, in a Louis heel, for example, being over the enlarged portion adjacent to the heel-seat. This hold upon the heel is independent of the varying angles between the heel-seat and tread-surfaces for different sizes and styles,

and also presents for these changes relatively slight differences in dimensions of the surface engaged. Such differences as exist may be compensated for by making a portion of the engaging means yleldable' In the form of my invention illustrated, the

shoe to be heeled is supported upona jack movable into'and out of attaching position, and there is an opposed iieel-engaging memher, which is open at the sidetoward the jack to receive the heel positioned upon the jackedshoe ready for attachment,"while the contact-surface of this member, which applies the pressure, is curved for engagement with the sides of heel. I I

In the attachment of the above-mentioned heels, in .fact of any form; heel, difliculty may been countered 1n ,producing a tight I obtain by means associated with the support;

As illustrated herein, the jackcarrying a slice for theheeling operation lias'a surface for-supporting said shoe, and surfaces in c'lin'ed-to the supporting surfaoet'or engagement with the pointsof the pi'ohgs or'other attaching devices, these surfaces being rela tively movablel "The V inclined -.surfaces, which act on the points of the'attaching devices,"may"be upon deflecting members operating. in openings in the A jack" in alinement withs'aid attaching devices, being shown'as upon upward: iprojections from the jack, While the sh -oe-support may consist of a plate surrounding the proj ectionsland being movable toyield along theInL I These and other ob-jects of the'iinvention areachieved by the employment of the apparatus hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing; inx wlii;ch

Fig, 1 represents, in fronteleva'tion, the more essential portions of: a machine 'constructed in accordancewlth thefpresent invention; j Fig.2"is a side elevation, looking from the r s nF e I I s Fig, 3 is a partial top plan yiew, gig. 4:, a plan view ot the top of the jack; "Fig; 5, 'a vertical sectionon the line 5 j5 ofFig.4 Thereniay e utilized, for, the actuating element-s ofiny improved machine and, the structure supporting them, the organization disclosed in the patent in my. name numbered 446,885 and dated February 24,. 1891, From t h is,the top girt'carrying the drivers and the part whlch produces its movement maybe omitted, andgthel-die 10 becomes an attaching member in the tormof apressu'ree resisting bar or abutment carried upon standards 12,12. Depending from the un; der side ,of the bar lO lslja heel-engaging member 14 secured place by screws 16, 1'6 passingvertically through openings in the bar and being. threaded into' t he e age ing inember. This member is further posi tion d', by 'a tongue and gnoove 18 formed in it and in itli underside of the barf-1a the member 14 is "a heelirreceiving cavityl20, .open at ,its front" and having: its I upper portion of suchdimensions that a heelrnay be posi I surface 22 curved both vertically and horizontally to correspond in contour to the enlarged portion of a heel, illustrated at .H, between the heel-seat-end and the reduced neck. The heel is shown as provided at said heel-seat-end with prongs or attaching devices it. Since, as the heels vary-in size and style, the dimensions of this enlarged portion change somewhat, though not very greatly, there is preferably applied to the surface 22 a layer of yieldable material 26, which may be rubber vulcanized to the surface 22, or felt secured in place by an adhesive. This lining conforms under pressure to the contour of the heel with which it contacts, and thus allows :the proper action of the abutment upon a wide range of heels Without change in :the member 14.

The flack or work-support 28 is mounted, as in the patent previously mentioned, for moyement nerticailly, under the influenee of power mechanism, toward and from the engaging \member 14, and also is movable horizontally by the operator manually to carry the jack from the worksreceiying position to that in which tilt is -operated upon, and the IIGRZGISG. In :this movement into the operating position, the initial relation between the work and the heel-engaging member 14 may be determined by a back-stop 3O annanged for engagement with the counterportion of .a shoe S, .caimied by the jack 28, to which a heel is to be attached. 'llhis back-stop is preferably adjustable, it hay.- ing, extending :reanwardly from its upper extremity, a horizontal screwqportion 32 guided in the frame 0f tithe machineand having threaded upon it a nut 34 tturning between cheeks or abutments on the frame. This permits the ghihQlQLStQP Ito ,be altered in its horizontal relation to the heel-engaging member to position \work varying in size in th desi ed relation 1 131 0 Ris ng t am th -t pof the ja k and a ead re pec ively wi th hee -prong h hen the heel is in place .upon ,the heel-seat of the shoe, rea y fo a achmen are pr jections 36, which may e furn shed by p n ha ling heads o enlargements .38 re ting u on the t p of the jac pins a e held in ynlace by a plate 24 fi ed to jack and ha ng lr ees es which receive the heads f th pins, and cpenings ethreugh which said as ,pa .s-- Ilh QPR I' Qnd ef the pins are inclin d a 42., ith re pect to thei axes, in t e d rection in hich st e a ta ing p ongs ar to he clinch As il strated, this inclination is from the center of the heel-seat .of the shoe downwardly and u war y, "so tha the po nts of h p ongs will be turned toward the rand-crease- :and tend o increa e the c oseness with which h dge of the hee i held t th uppe Upon the top- 0f the jack, above the plate 40, is a h r izonta plate 44 hailing openings which the pins enter. Between the plates 40 and 44, and encircling the pins 36, .are helical springs 48, which yieldably hold the plate 44 with its upper shoe-supporting surface elevated above the inclined ends 42 of the pins. The upward movement of the plate 44, under the influence of the springs, may be limited by screws 50, which pass through openings in said plate 44 and are threaded into the plate 40. Counter-bores 52 in the first-mentioned plate receive the heads .54 of these screws, contact between the screw-heads and the bottoms of the counter-bores limiting the travel .of the plate 44.

In attaching a heel H to the shoe S, the proper relation between the elements may be first determined, and openings pricked in the heel-seat to receive the ends of the prongs h. The operator then places the shoe upon the jack, which is in its outer position removed from the engaging member '14, with the insole at the heel-seat resting upon the :plate 44, and inserts the prongs in the prieked-openings. Now the jack maybe carried into the operating position, as is illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the space between the jack-top and the pressure-resisting member 10 being such that the posi tioned heel may enter the .cavity 20 with its enlarged surface in proximity to the yieldable lining 26 @of the abutment-surface 22, movement ,of the jack and shoe being limited by the back-stop 30. Upon the treadling of the machine by the operator,.the jack rises under the influence of the power mechanisrn, and, the heel being held against movement both vertically and horizontally by the engaging ,member 14, ,the prongs h are forced through the heel-seat against the inclined surfaces 42 of the pins 36. The resistance to compression offered by the springs 48 is sufficient ,to at this time preirent the ppr ach f the pla s 4 and -4, so that before the heel-seat of the shoe and the surfaces 142 -move toward .each other, the points of the prongs are turned outwardly and then ,upwardly the inclined surfaces and the adjacent walls of the openings in which they (operate, putting them in the corect itelatiq iit e te the 6 f linc ngi1lhe1. l1eat ac ing press re O tiI 1- 1 g,l B spring are icempre'ss d, nd t uptu ne points ,of the prongs are carried through the sole a the side teward the andh ease, and are clinched in said sole.

Having described my invention, what I cla m as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent vof the United ,States is:

,1. In amachine for attachingheelsihaying projectiens,zaneng g ngmembe .arr nge conta t with heel" at the sides only, and means arranged to apply pressure to theen- .gaged hee and a s e and to Co t c wit th hee -projections .toefi Qt-thc attachmen 2. In a machine for attaching Louis heels. an engaging member arranged to contact with the heel solely over the enlarged portion adjacent to the heel-seat, a jack for the shoe to be heeled, and automate means for moving the jack to apply pressure to the engaged heel and a shoe to effect the attachment.

3. In a machine for attaching pronged heels, an engaging member having a yield able portion arranged to contact with a heel at the sides only, and mechanism for applying pressure to the engaged heel and a shoe and having means contacting with the prongs to effect the attachment.

4. In a machine for attaching pronged heels, a jack and an attaching member relatively movable to exert pressure upon the.

work and having portions arranged to contact with the heel-prongs, and an engaging member carried by the attaching member and arranged to contact with the sides of the heel during the application of pressure.

5. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack movable into and out of attaching position, a heel-engaging member open at the side toward the jack and having a curved wall for engagement with the sides of a heel, and means arranged to effect the attachment of the engaged heel by movement of the jack while in attaching position.

6. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack movable into and out of attaching position and arranged to carry a shoe and heel to be attached thereto, a heel-engaging member open at the side toward the jack to admit a heel in the movement of said jack and having a curved wall for engagement with the sides of a heel, and a back-stop arranged for con-- tact with the counter-portion of a jacked shoe and positioning the heel for its entrance into the engaging member.

7. In a machine for attaching Louis heels, a crossbar, an abutment member depending therefrom and having a contact-surface to engage the enlarged portion of a heel and a space to admit the t1'6tCl-PO1tlOI1, and a jack movable toward and from the abutment.

8. In a heel-attaching machine, a shoe-sup port, means opposite the support for holding a heel and its attaching devices, means for moving the support and holding means relatively to effect the attachment, and means associated with the support for determining the direction in which the attaching devices shall be inserted in the shoe.

9. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack having a shoe-supporting surface and surfaces inclined to the supporting surface and arranged to engage the points of the attaching devices, such supporting and engaging surfaces being relatively movable.

10. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack having openings to receive the attaching devices, and deflecting members operating in the openings in alinement with the attaching devices.

11. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack having upward projections for engagement with the attaching devices, and a shoe-supporting plate surrounding the projections and being movable with relation thereto.

12. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack having upward projections provided with outer ends inclined to the axes of the pro jections, and a plate having openings to re ceive the projections and being mounted to yield along said projections.

13. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack, pins projecting from the top of th jack and having their upper extremities inclined to the axes of said pins, a plate having openings to receive the pins, and springs interposed between the jack and plate.

1 1. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack, pins projecting from the top of the jack and having their upper extremities inclined downwardly and outwardly, a shoe-supporting plate having openings to receive the pins, and springs interposed between the jack and plate and arranged to hold the supporting surface of saidplate normally above the inclined ends of the pins.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH H. POPE. 

